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Final Rankings

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	=Final Rankings=		=Final Rankings=

	* [[Round 16:Alliance Ranks]]		* [[Round 16:Alliance Ranks\|Final Alliance Rankings]]
	* [[Round 16:Planet Ranks]]		* [[Round 16:Planet Ranks\|Final Planet Rankings]]
	* [[Round 16:Galaxy Ranks]]		* [[Round 16:Galaxy Ranks\|Final Galaxy Rankings]]

	=See Also=		=See Also=

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Round Summary

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	Round 16 began with [[1up]], [[NewDawn]], [[Angels]] looking like the most dangerous alliances. The absence of [[eXilition]] from the round meant that these three alliances were the ones most people expected to be in the mix for the #1 rank at the end. A number of other alliances also either returned to the fold, [[Elysium]], or were started up from scratch, [[Ascendancy]], the ex-ND [[BG]] [[DLR]] and the short-lived [[DoS]], who barely lasted the first week of the round. After [[1up]] managed to build a lead after skirmishes between [[NewDawn]] and [[Angels]] in the first couple of weeks, the universe began to realise the danger of another 1up-dominated round. First off [[Subh]] attempted to take the fight to 1up along with Angels but were knocked back down. Angels kicked a large number of members that they felt weren't contributing sufficiently to the alliance and this dropped them back down the rankings as well, enabling 1up to focus on Subh. With 1up looking more and more dangerous [[LCH]] and then ND joined the fight.		'''Round 16''' began with [[1up]], [[NewDawn]], [[Angels]] looking like the most dangerous alliances. The absence of [[eXilition]] from the round meant that these three alliances were the ones most people expected to be in the mix for the #1 rank at the end. A number of other alliances also either returned to the fold, [[Elysium]], or were started up from scratch, [[Ascendancy]], the ex-ND [[BG]] [[DLR]] and the short-lived [[DoS]], who barely lasted the first week of the round. After [[1up]] managed to build a lead after skirmishes between [[NewDawn]] and [[Angels]] in the first couple of weeks, the universe began to realise the danger of another 1up-dominated round. First off [[Subh]] attempted to take the fight to 1up along with Angels but were knocked back down. Angels kicked a large number of members that they felt weren't contributing sufficiently to the alliance and this dropped them back down the rankings as well, enabling 1up to focus on Subh. With 1up looking more and more dangerous [[LCH]] and then ND joined the fight.

	With some 4 weeks gone in the round ND began hitting 1up full force, after spending much of the early round roiding targets of opportunity while 1up dealt with Subh and Angels. This war led to immense roid losses on both sides, with 1up and ND notably both dropping over 15% of their roids on the night the war broke out fully. ND, assisted by DLR among others who concentrated their incoming on 1up, were able to stagnate 1up's growth but they were unable to close the gap in the rankings. ND's assistance from DLR provoked some concern, thanks to the recently introduced support planet's rule, and in fact a DLR member, and previously ND [[HC]], Gate, left to return to ND to help them in their war against 1up. The nature of the round leant towards [[XP]] growth and [[roid]]-swapping and this made any war extremely difficult for either side to win. Despite these problems though 1up's activity and discipline were superior and they appeared to be edging away with the round.		With some 4 weeks gone in the round ND began hitting 1up full force, after spending much of the early round roiding targets of opportunity while 1up dealt with Subh and Angels. This war led to immense roid losses on both sides, with 1up and ND notably both dropping over 15% of their roids on the night the war broke out fully. ND, assisted by DLR among others who concentrated their incoming on 1up, were able to stagnate 1up's growth but they were unable to close the gap in the rankings. ND's assistance from DLR provoked some concern, thanks to the recently introduced support planet's rule, and in fact a DLR member, and previously ND [[HC]], Gate, left to return to ND to help them in their war against 1up. The nature of the round leant towards [[XP]] growth and [[roid]]-swapping and this made any war extremely difficult for either side to win. Despite these problems though 1up's activity and discipline were superior and they appeared to be edging away with the round.

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Round Summary

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	It was at this point that Ascendancy entered the mix. Many of their planets had focused on XP throughout the round, aided by the favourable nature of [[Terran]] and [[Zikonian]] planets for gaining XP, and they held a large chunk of the top planet ranks. Initially undersized they eventually, via recruitment, rose up to the #3 ranking. On top of this, due to the nature of XP play meaning that defending wasn't required, they were able to hide 8 planets out of tag, disguising the true score of the alliance. With two weeks left in the round these members were added to tag and Ascendancy jumped ahead of 1up, taking a score lead of some 40 million over them. Most Ascendancy planets were at this stage under the [[Mission#Bash_Limit\|bash limit]] of the much more [[value]]-heavy 1up planets. Impossible to stop them gaining score, given that they primarily attacked much smaller planets, and too small to [[fleetcatch]] 1up attempted to catch back up to them by XP-whoring themselves. Unfortunately for 1up the long wars they had been engaged in with Angels and ND had taken their toll. Many of their members, seeing Ascendancy shoot past them to take up a position they had not put in as much work as 1up for, lost heart and stopped attacking. Ascendancy were able to maintain and even stretch their lead over the rest and finished the round as the #1 alliance.		It was at this point that Ascendancy entered the mix. Many of their planets had focused on XP throughout the round, aided by the favourable nature of [[Terran]] and [[Zikonian]] planets for gaining XP, and they held a large chunk of the top planet ranks. Initially undersized they eventually, via recruitment, rose up to the #3 ranking. On top of this, due to the nature of XP play meaning that defending wasn't required, they were able to hide 8 planets out of tag, disguising the true score of the alliance. With two weeks left in the round these members were added to tag and Ascendancy jumped ahead of 1up, taking a score lead of some 40 million over them. Most Ascendancy planets were at this stage under the [[Mission#Bash_Limit\|bash limit]] of the much more [[value]]-heavy 1up planets. Impossible to stop them gaining score, given that they primarily attacked much smaller planets, and too small to [[fleetcatch]] 1up attempted to catch back up to them by XP-whoring themselves. Unfortunately for 1up the long wars they had been engaged in with Angels and ND had taken their toll. Many of their members, seeing Ascendancy shoot past them to take up a position they had not put in as much work as 1up for, lost heart and stopped attacking. Ascendancy were able to maintain and even stretch their lead over the rest and finished the round as the #1 alliance.

	3:9 won the galaxy race having led for large chunks of the round, with their closest competitors being an, at least initially, more value-heavy galaxy, 10.4. The eventual winner of the #1 planet was the moderator of Alliance Discussions, [[JonnyBGood]]. Long time leader from the early weeks of the round the last 2 saw [[rain]], a Zik [[distorter-whore]] close in on him and look likely to overtake him with his more consistent value gains. However rain, as part of [[Daous Dava]], lacked alliance support and a combination of other large 1up and Angels planets raided his gal, knocking both rain and his galaxy out of contention. As Round 16 drew to its conclusion the question on everyone's lips was what would PAteam do to deal with the dominance of XP in the game.		3:9 won the galaxy race having led for large chunks of the round, with their closest competitors being an, at least initially, more value-heavy galaxy, 10.4. The eventual winner of the #1 planet was the moderator of Alliance Discussions, [[JonnyBGood]]. Long time leader from the early weeks of the round the last 2 saw [[rain]], a Zik [[distorter-whoring\|dist-whore]] close in on him and look likely to overtake him with his more consistent value gains. However rain, as part of [[Daous Dava]], lacked alliance support and a combination of other large 1up and Angels planets raided his gal, knocking both rain and his galaxy out of contention. As Round 16 drew to its conclusion the question on everyone's lips was what would PAteam do to deal with the dominance of XP in the game.

	=Final Rankings=		=Final Rankings=

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Round Summary

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			Round 16 began with [[1up]], [[NewDawn]], [[Angels]] looking like the most dangerous alliances. The absence of [[eXilition]] from the round meant that these three alliances were the ones most people expected to be in the mix for the #1 rank at the end. A number of other alliances also either returned to the fold, [[Elysium]], or were started up from scratch, [[Ascendancy]], the ex-ND [[BG]] [[DLR]] and the short-lived [[DoS]], who barely lasted the first week of the round. After [[1up]] managed to build a lead after skirmishes between [[NewDawn]] and [[Angels]] in the first couple of weeks, the universe began to realise the danger of another 1up-dominated round. First off [[Subh]] attempted to take the fight to 1up along with Angels but were knocked back down. Angels kicked a large number of members that they felt weren't contributing sufficiently to the alliance and this dropped them back down the rankings as well, enabling 1up to focus on Subh. With 1up looking more and more dangerous [[LCH]] and then ND joined the fight.

	~~Round 16~~ began ~~with [[~~1up]], ~~[[NewDawn]], [[Angels]] taking up all~~ the ~~running. After [[~~1up~~]] gained a lead after skirmishes between [[NewDawn]]~~ and [[Angels]], the ~~universe quickly changed focus~~ on ~~them~~ and a ~~long~~, ~~drawn out painful war ensued. With~~ [[~~Subh~~]], ND ~~and Angels all working together~~ against 1up ~~their growth stagnated~~. The nature of the round leant towards [[XP]] growth and [[roid]]-swapping and this made any war extremely difficult for either side to win. ~~Although~~ 1up's activity and discipline were superior and they appeared to be edging away with the round.		With some 4 weeks gone in the round ND began hitting 1up full force, after spending much of the early round roiding targets of opportunity while 1up dealt with Subh and Angels. This war led to immense roid losses on both sides, with 1up and ND notably both dropping over 15% of their roids on the night the war broke out fully. ND, assisted by DLR among others who concentrated their incoming on 1up, were able to stagnate 1up's growth but they were unable to close the gap in the rankings. ND's assistance from DLR provoked some concern, thanks to the recently introduced support planet's rule, and in fact a DLR member, and previously ND [[HC]], Gate, left to return to ND to help them in their war against 1up. The nature of the round leant towards [[XP]] growth and [[roid]]-swapping and this made any war extremely difficult for either side to win. Despite these problems though 1up's activity and discipline were superior and they appeared to be edging away with the round.

	~~However~~ at this point [[~~Ascendancy~~]], ~~who had spent~~ the ~~majority~~ of the round ~~rising up~~ to ~~9th place~~, ~~shot up to~~ a 40 million score ~~lead~~ by ~~adding all~~ their members ~~into their tag due to their non-reliance on defence allowing~~ them to ~~go without members~~ in ~~tag. held out~~ for ~~a remarkable victory~~, their ~~instant rise to 1st pretty much knocking~~ the ~~wind out of their opposition's sails~~.		It was at this point that Ascendancy entered the mix. Many of their planets had focused on XP throughout the round, aided by the favourable nature of [[Terran]] and [[Zikonian]] planets for gaining XP, and they held a large chunk of the top planet ranks. Initially undersized they eventually, via recruitment, rose up to the #3 ranking. On top of this, due to the nature of XP play meaning that defending wasn't required, they were able to hide 8 planets out of tag, disguising the true score of the alliance. With two weeks left in the round these members were added to tag and Ascendancy jumped ahead of 1up, taking a score lead of some 40 million over them. Most Ascendancy planets were at this stage under the [[Mission#Bash_Limit\|bash limit]] of the much more [[value]]-heavy 1up planets. Impossible to stop them gaining score, given that they primarily attacked much smaller planets, and too small to [[fleetcatch]] 1up attempted to catch back up to them by XP-whoring themselves. Unfortunately for 1up the long wars they had been engaged in with Angels and ND had taken their toll. Many of their members, seeing Ascendancy shoot past them to take up a position they had not put in as much work as 1up for, lost heart and stopped attacking. Ascendancy were able to maintain and even stretch their lead over the rest and finished the round as the #1 alliance.

	3:9 won the galaxy race having led for large chunks of the round ~~and the~~ eventual winner of the ~~biggest~~ planet was the moderator of Alliance Discussions, [[JonnyBGood]] ~~who held on despite~~ the ~~efforts~~ of [[rain]] ~~who was gaining fast~~ on him by the ~~closing stages~~ of the ~~round~~.		3:9 won the galaxy race having led for large chunks of the round, with their closest competitors being an, at least initially, more value-heavy galaxy, 10.4. The eventual winner of the #1 planet was the moderator of Alliance Discussions, [[JonnyBGood]]. Long time leader from the early weeks of the round the last 2 saw [[rain]], a Zik [[distorter-whore]] close in on him and look likely to overtake him with his more consistent value gains. However rain, as part of [[Daous Dava]], lacked alliance support and a combination of other large 1up and Angels planets raided his gal, knocking both rain and his galaxy out of contention. As Round 16 drew to its conclusion the question on everyone's lips was what would PAteam do to deal with the dominance of XP in the game.

	=Final Rankings=		=Final Rankings=

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Dates and Times

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	Ticks started at 21:00 GMT on Friday 27th January, with a shuffle at tick 36 (9:00 GMT Sunday 29th January),<br> and continued until 21:00 GMT on the 25th March, due to some server stoppages late on.<br><br>		Ticks started at 21:00 GMT on Friday 27th January, with a shuffle at tick 36 (9:00 GMT Sunday 29th January),<br> and continued until 21:00 GMT on the 25th March, due to some server stoppages late on.<br><br>

			=Round Details=

			'''Round 16''' was the 18th round of Planetarion (there was a Round 9.5 and a Round 10.5) and in an attempt to draw more players to the game, accounts are free.
			The round was named 'The End Of An Era', a name submitted by [[Emperor Alan\|KingAlan]]. This name is a reference to the end of the [[PAX]] system. The next round was to be based on the [[PAN]] engine, although the changes to [[Round 17]] were eventually too subtle to say that the game engine had been changed.

	=Round Summary=		=Round Summary=

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Round Summary

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	=Round Summary=		=Round Summary=

	~~'''Round 16''' was the 18th round of Planetarion (there was a Round 9.5 and a Round 10.5) and in an attempt to draw more players to the game, accounts are free.~~
	The round was named 'The End Of An Era', a name submitted by [[Emperor Alan\|KingAlan]]. This name is a reference to the end of the [[PAX]] system. The next round was to be based on the [[PAN]] engine, although the changes to [[Round 17]] were eventually too subtle to say that the game engine had been changed.

	~~The [[Round 16:Ship Stats\|ship stats]] featured the return of several classic ship names, including the '[[Interceptor]]'. (now a Zik FI-FI ship)~~

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Round Summary

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	Round 16 began with [[1up]], [[NewDawn]], [[Angels]] taking up all the running. After [[1up]] gained a lead after skirmishes between [[NewDawn]] and [[Angels]], the universe quickly changed focus on them and a long, drawn out painful war ensued. [[1up]] ~~although heavily pegged back managed~~ to ~~hold out but despite this considerable achievement~~ were to be ~~denied a~~ round ~~victory~~. [[Ascendancy]], who ~~after spending~~ the majority of the round rising up to 9th place, shot up to a 40 million score lead by adding all their members into their tag due to their non-reliance on defence allowing them to go without members in tag. ~~[[Ascendancy]]~~ held out for a remarkable victory, their instant rise to 1st pretty much knocking the wind out of their opposition's sails.		Round 16 began with [[1up]], [[NewDawn]], [[Angels]] taking up all the running. After [[1up]] gained a lead after skirmishes between [[NewDawn]] and [[Angels]], the universe quickly changed focus on them and a long, drawn out painful war ensued. With [[Subh]], ND and Angels all working together against 1up their growth stagnated. The nature of the round leant towards [[XP]] growth and [[roid]]-swapping and this made any war extremely difficult for either side to win. Although 1up's activity and discipline were superior and they appeared to be edging away with the round.

			However at this point [[Ascendancy]], who had spent the majority of the round rising up to 9th place, shot up to a 40 million score lead by adding all their members into their tag due to their non-reliance on defence allowing them to go without members in tag. held out for a remarkable victory, their instant rise to 1st pretty much knocking the wind out of their opposition's sails.

	3:9 won the galaxy race having led for large chunks of the round and the eventual winner of the biggest planet was the moderator of Alliance Discussions, [[JonnyBGood]] who held on despite the efforts of [[rain]] who was gaining fast on him by the closing stages of the round.		3:9 won the galaxy race having led for large chunks of the round and the eventual winner of the biggest planet was the moderator of Alliance Discussions, [[JonnyBGood]] who held on despite the efforts of [[rain]] who was gaining fast on him by the closing stages of the round.

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	* [[:Category:Alliances:Round 16\|Alliances Playing R16]]		* [[:Category:Alliances:Round 16\|Alliances Playing R16]]
	* The [[Round 16:Ship Stats\|Ship Stats]] featured the return of several classic ship names, including the '[[Interceptor]]' (now a Zik FI-FI ship) and were made by [[Jester]].		* The [[Round 16:Ship Stats\|Ship Stats]] featured the return of several classic ship names, including the '[[Interceptor]]' (now a Zik FI-FI ship) and were made by [[Jester]].
	* [[Round 16:End of Round Ceremony]]		* [[Round 16:End of Round Ceremony\|R16 EORC]]

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	* [[:Category:Alliances:Round 16\|Alliances Playing R16]]		* [[:Category:Alliances:Round 16\|Alliances Playing R16]]
	* The [[Round 16:Ship Stats\|~~ship stats~~]] featured the return of several classic ship names, including the '[[Interceptor]]' (now a Zik FI-FI ship) and were made by [[Jester]].		* The [[Round 16:Ship Stats\|Ship Stats]] featured the return of several classic ship names, including the '[[Interceptor]]' (now a Zik FI-FI ship) and were made by [[Jester]].
	* [[Round 16:End of Round Ceremony]]		* [[Round 16:End of Round Ceremony]]

	[[Category:Round 16]]		[[Category:Round 16]]

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	* [[:Category:Alliances:Round 16\|Alliances Playing R16]]		* [[:Category:Alliances:Round 16\|Alliances Playing R16]]
	* [[Round 16:Ship Stats]]		* The [[Round 16:Ship Stats\|ship stats]] featured the return of several classic ship names, including the '[[Interceptor]]' (now a Zik FI-FI ship) and were made by [[Jester]].
	* [[Round 16:End of Round Ceremony]]		* [[Round 16:End of Round Ceremony]]

	[[Category:Round 16]]		[[Category:Round 16]]